Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9482] New: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Sat Dec 01 2007 - 15:24:09 EST


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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:54:11 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9482
>
> Summary: kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)
> Product: Other
> Version: 2.5
> KernelVersion: 2.6.24rc3 g09f345da
> Platform: All
> OS/Version: Linux
> Tree: Mainline
> Status: NEW
> Severity: normal
> Priority: P1
> Component: Other
> AssignedTo: other_other@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ReportedBy: jnelson-kernel-bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.22.12
> Distribution: openSUSE 10.3
> Hardware Environment: Athlon XP 2200+
> Software Environment: openSUSE 10.3
> Problem Description: instant kernel GPF.
>
> Steps to reproduce:load module aoe (vanilla), type 'mkfs.ext3
> /dev/etherd/e0.0', and the kernel GPFs.
>
> Will be attaching jpg of screen - sorry, no other way to capture GPF for me.
>

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13812&action=view

Damn that's odd. General Protection Fault in
__set_page_dirty->__percpu_counter_add(). No sign of AOE in the trace.

I assume that it is repeatable and that it doesn't occur with mkfs on
regular local disk drives?
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